diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 39c684c08..b8297ad44 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -663,7 +663,9 @@ suricata_idstools_migration() {
   #Backup local rules
   mkdir -p /nsm/backup/detections-migration/suricata/local-rules
   rsync -av /opt/so/rules/nids/suri/local.rules /nsm/backup/detections-migration/suricata/local-rules
-  rsync -av /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/idstools/rules/local.rules /nsm/backup/detections-migration/suricata/local-rules/local.rules.bak
+  if [[ -f /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/idstools/rules/local.rules ]]; then
+      rsync -av /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/idstools/rules/local.rules /nsm/backup/detections-migration/suricata/local-rules/local.rules.bak
+  fi 
 
   #Tell SOC to migrate
   mkdir -p /opt/so/conf/soc/migrations